Written by

Michael Cass
| The Tennessean

After Ktora Smith gave birth to her first child four years ago, adjusting to motherhood was a lonely road. Smith didn't have many people to turn to.

The second time has been another story. Since her son Tyrese was born on Dec. 5, Smith has been able to ask Elizabeth Cook questions on a regular basis. Cook, a nurse with the Metro Health Department, visits Smith and nine other new mothers in the city's Early Head Start program once a week.

"By having Elizabeth here, I think this baby is completely different," Smith, 27, said as Cook paid a visit to her Madison apartment to check little Tyrese's progress ...